noun
spinney
SPIN-ee/ˈspɪni/
A small area of trees.
A narrow trail leads through the spinney behind the farm.
Etymology
Espinoi named a place full of thorns and brambles. The English sense broadens that thorny thicket into a small wooded area.
More examples
- We stopped for lunch in the shade of a spinney.
- Two small spinneys break up the open farmland.
- Birds nest in the spinney beside the pond.
Forms
spinney · spinneys